The Lathrop businessman who sued the city over the one-cent sales tax increase passed by voters in November of 2012 will have to pay $2,000 every month until he pays off the nearly $96,000 that the city incurred while fighting the lawsuit in court.

An alleged drive-by shooter and his driver – both charged with attempted murder – were arrested by police within seven hours after the early Monday morning "gang" shooting of an 18-year-old Manteca man standing in the 100 block of West Alameda Street near Sycamore Avenue.

The candidate that is challenging Lathrop Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal for his seat and has come out as a staunch opponent of the Pilot/Flying J Truck Stop has received $5,000 in campaign contributions from the owner of Lathrop's only existing truck stop.

Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputies followed the trail of a murder suspect Thursday night from Oakdale to Manteca and ended up on Hammer Lane in Stockton where they arrested Abraham Martinez, 25, in a motel where he had allegedly been hiding out following a recent deadly shooting in Modesto.